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Final GA departure from Dublin Airport
« on: October 19, 2008, 07:11:12 pm »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLmfstDzj_g

A short piece of footage showing an Extra 300 (G-IJMI) doing aerobatic manoeuvres above runway 34/16 at Dublin Airport (EIDW), Ireland.

More information about this aerobatic display from the Irish Spotters group:

A momentous day today for GA at Dublin with the ending of flying club activity. Cessna 172 EI-ING made the final departure in an event attended by many of the pilots who have trained at Dublin over the years, with the airport fire service providing a water cannon salute and Eddie Goggins perfoming two flypasts along runway 16/34 in Extra G-IJMI. On board the Cessna for the final departure to Weston was Pearse Cahill, former owner of Iona Airways, who was responsible for the establishment of general aviation flying at Dublin 52 years ago.

Flying club activity has become increasingly difficult over the last few years at Dublin, with all flights requiring 24 hours notice and an allocated slot, no circuit training allowed plus the added problems associated with the lack of Runway 29 and having no Avgas available at the airport. The Dublin Flying Club relocated its Cherokee Arrow EI-EDR and Cherokee Cruiser EI-CMB to Weston earlier this month, with the Airport Flying Club's EI-ING joining them there as residents from today.
« Last Edit: October 19, 2008, 07:13:30 pm by Frank »
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